Jhalana Leopard Reserve

Jhalana lies at the South-Eastern part of the capital city of Jaipur. It lies between latitudes 26.54’02N to 26.50’09N and longitudes 75.49’25E to 75.52’01E. The total area of Jhalana is about 20 SqKms. The Aravali ranges run from top to bottom in the forest. The Northern part of Jhalana is divided from Amagarh by the NH11 and human settlements running across it. The western and the southern boundary touch the heavily populated Jawahar Nagar, Malviya Nagar and Jagatpura areas of Jaipur. The eastern boundary has villages and new settlements that are slowly coming up.

Jhalana is nestled between two hill ranges of the Aravali that run from the North to the south. Another hill range in the centre of Jhalana divides it into two distinct parts.

Even though Jhalana is an isolated and fragmented piece of forest in an urban environment, a lot of plant, animal and bird species have survived here till now despite of the various pressures from rapid urbanization and also population growth.